**2.3.2 Hydrolysis reactor**

Influent for the hydrolysis reactor is banana stem waste slurry. The type of reactor is anaerobic batch reactor. Reactor volume is 20 litre. Initial concentration of the biomass in teh reactor is 5000 mg/l which is mixed culture from acclimatized banana plantation soil. Inlet and outlet from this reactor is drawn manually (Scharer et al. 1981; Gavala et al. 2003).
